Happy Tuesday!

Today I’ve got some Lakur Enhanced Colour by Londontown shades for you. The brand has recently launched at Neiman Marcus and Anthropologie and it’s been awhile since I last reviewed them, so here you go!

Londontown is a 9-free company (free of formaldehyde, formaldehyde resin, TPHP, acetone, ethyl tosylamide, xylene, DBP, toulene, camphor) as well as being cruelty-free, and vegan. You can use these polishes with either their regular base and top coats or their Gel Genius Top Coat, which requires no lamp.

The post I have been promising for months has finally arrived! Sorry it took me so long, but it kept getting extended…because I kept getting more fillers! Lol.

As many of you who follow me on Instagram or Facebook probably know, I decided a few months ago to get under-eye filler for the deep, dark hollows that have been plaguing my existence for many years. I had been researching it for awhile and found board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Hanea Kim in Walnut Creek, CA, a doctor who had great reviews and results, so I decided to finally go for it.

At first I was only intending on doing 1 syringe-full under my eyes because I like to err on the side of “less is more” than “more is more.” Since I have never had any injectable or surgery or anything like this before, I didn’t want to overdo it right off the bat. We decided to start with 1 syringe of Restylane to the tear-trough area under my eyes.

First up is cleaning the area and then numbing it with a lidocaine cream for 20-25 minutes. Above is a photo of when I had it done later on both my under-eyes and lips. Obviously pain can be part of the process when needles are involved, but that was the least of my concerns as needles don’t bother me. I’ve had PRK (laser eye surgery) before and tons of needles in my gums for teeth procedures, so this was a piece of cake for me. Still you want the numbing cream for sure!

It’s Tuesday, are you ready to see the new ORLY Breathable Treatment + Color Summer 2018 shades?

The ORLY Breathable Treatment + Color Summer 2018 collection includes six new shades all in their “13-free” formula which basically means they have no toluene, formaldehyde, dibutyl phthalate (DBP), formaldehyde resin, camphor, ethyl tosylamide, xylene, triphenyl phosphate (TPP), MEHQ/HQ, MIT, parabens, animal derived ingredients or gluten. They are also certified as Halal by the Islamic Society of Washington Area (ISWA).

These are meant to be worn without a base coat or top coat, which is part of what makes them “breathable”. They are infused with Argan oil, pro vitamin B5 and vitamin C as well. Each of these was swatched with two coats over a base coat and I did not have any application or formula issues.

Why hello there and happy Monday! Today I have the brand new Urban Decay Lo-Fi Lip Mousse shades for ya!

Urban Decay Lo-Fi Lip Mousse is a new product that comes in eight shades. But what the hell is lip mousse? I was kind of confused when I first saw these in the cute little purple compacts. Lip mousse is a weightless, waterproof, buildable lip color with a velvet-like texture and soft finish.

As mentioned above, these come in little cute compacts that include a little mirror as well as an applicator that pops out when you open it. Cool idea!

Urban Decay Lo-Fi Lip Mousse

Urban Decay Lo-Fi Lip Mousse

Urban Decay Lo-Fi Lip Mousse Wavelength

The product looks almost like a sponge or something when you first look at it.

Hey have you heard? The China Glaze OMG! Flashback 10th Anniversary Collection has arrived and if you missed it the first time around you might want to check it out now!

The limited edition China Glaze OMG! Flashback 10th Anniversary Collection features a re-release of six holographic nail shades they released 10 years ago. TEN YEARS AGO! That is how long I have been blogging for (well, in September) which seems insane to me. These also come in bottles with a holographic cap, which is a nice touch.

Before you ask, no, I have not compared these to the old ones (some of which I believe I still have) so I cannot comment on how similar they are. I can tell you they applied beautifully with just two coats and I had no problems. I did use a top coat in all these swatches, which I normally don’t.

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My name is Kelly and I'm an SF/Bay Area native and proud owner of 3 cats and a dog. Vampy Varnish started in 2008 as one of the very first nail blogs. It then morphed into a nail polish and makeup blog. Now it captures all sorts of things that interest me including pets, books, clothes, home items and more!